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lilac_jive · 01-12-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

You can generally double the page count, then add something, when it comes to comparing pbook and ebook pagination.

Heh, I thought he was talking about another ebook edition.

JSWolf · 01-12-2009, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Kellerman

Love his books, don't care for hers.....

I am enjoying Faye's book. It's nothing unusual except the setting. But it is well written.

nekokami · 01-13-2009, 10:24 AM

Well, I agree that The Three Musketeers is not a short book, but it's a lot of fun.

(As long as you don't mind reading about the amusing antics of young idiots.

)

pilotbob · 01-13-2009, 12:58 PM

So, I put aside my Sherlock Holmes Omnibus (Just finished Memoirs I think it was called) to read The Time Traders... want to have it done by the end of the month and have no idea how long it is. So far, so good. Nothing much happened yet though.

BOb

Todd A Fonseca · 01-14-2009, 10:19 PM

All,
Wow, just finished Vespa by Dean Lombardo. Great book. I had received a paperback copy from the author and I asked if he has published in kindle or other e format. Unfortunately, he hasn't done this yet, but I thought the book was so good I'd share info on this board anyway. Here's my review:

1940 – Deep within the jungles of the Amazon river basin, a young native boy leads a group of Nazi scientists in search of el monstruo. The boy, being smaller than the rest, moves fast through the dense forest intent on finding the prize and pleasing the strangers who bring food, medicines, and supplies for his people. He soon distances himself from the group and finds what he seeks. Unfortunately, he alone is no match for el monstruo.

Present day – Tom Goodman, an entomologist and expert on the control of invasive species, is contacted by the U.S. government to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several animals in a remote area of southwestern Connecticut known as the Lucius Pond Ordway Perserve – or the “Devil’s Den” as the locals call it. What he finds seems impossible but Tom and a team of isolated scientists soon discover what the young native boy learned years before – nature has found a way to bring the impossible to life.

In Vespa, Dean Lombardo has created a highly charged entertaining thriller similar to novels written by Crichton at his best. A cross between Preston and Child’s The Relic and the X-files season II episode Firewalker, Lombardo’s Vespa is crisp, fast paced and engaging. He seamlessly introduces just the right amount of science and entomology into the novel providing a plausible explanation for el monstruo. About ¾ of the way through, the limits on my suspension of disbelief were stretched, but by this time I was so engaged in the story it didn’t matter.

This is a really good book. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. What a spectacular debut novel. I anxiously await Lombardo’s next book.

desertgrandma · 01-14-2009, 10:38 PM

I'm on my way to buy the book.........sounds wonderful! I love both authors........

desertgrandma · 01-14-2009, 10:42 PM

Todd, I should have read your post more carefully.

I was on fire as I hit the "kindle books" section, wanting that book BAAdd!! Alas, no book!

Please let him know he just lost a sale. I won't buy it in paperback.

Sparrow · 01-15-2009, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

So, I put aside my Sherlock Holmes Omnibus (Just finished Memoirs I think it was called) to read The Time Traders... want to have it done by the end of the month and have no idea how long it is. So far, so good. Nothing much happened yet though.

BOb

I, too, have commenced my read of 'The Time Traders'.

The edition for sale on Amazon is 158 pages - so it's not a long book

.

lilac_jive · 01-15-2009, 08:24 AM

I'm reading the Time Machine now, so I don't know if I'll read the Time Traders. Still deciding.

Dr. Drib · 01-15-2009, 08:37 AM

Well, I'm about one-half way through The Scrolls of the Ancients, by Robert Newcomb, the writer readers love to hate.

I bought this first trilogy shortly after I bought my first Sony: It was a bundle deal on the three books.

Some readers r-e-a-l-l-y hate this author's writing.

I'm enthralled....

Don

Todd A Fonseca · 01-15-2009, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Todd, I should have read your post more carefully.

I was on fire as I hit the "kindle books" section, wanting that book BAAdd!! Alas, no book!

Please let him know he just lost a sale. I won't buy it in paperback.

Yeah, I'll let him know. I already gave him grief about this - there's a huge group of readers out there (as well all know

) that he's missing. Too bad, it's a good book. I'll work on him!

vivaldirules · 01-15-2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Well, I'm about one-half way through The Scrolls of the Ancients, by Robert Newcomb, the writer readers love to hate.

I bought this first trilogy shortly after I bought my first Sony: It was a bundle deal on the three books.

Some readers r-e-a-l-l-y hate this author's writing.

I'm enthralled....

Don

Good luck, Don. Actually, I've been thinking of writing something similar (i.e., totally turns off readers although I'm struggling on how to get them to read past the first sentence). I thought I'd entitle it The Scrawls and Bawls of the Ancients.

nekokami · 01-15-2009, 02:30 PM

Two of my textbooks this semester are in the public domain, and Patricia has formatted and uploaded both! Yay, Patricia!

(Kant's Fundamentals... and Mill's Utilitarianism, for the curious.)

wayspooled · 01-15-2009, 08:48 PM

Reading "In A Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson. Very funny!

Libby Cone · 01-16-2009, 08:30 AM

I just finished "Bad Monkeys" by Matt Ruff; it was entertaining. I've got "Irretrievably Broken" by Irma Fritz and "2666" by Roberto Bolano on my TBR pile. Ineed to take another cat to the vet today, so I may take Irma's book with me. It's difficult to read books while I'm writing one; I tend to read everything with an editor's eye.

01-14-2009, 10:19 PM	#1295
Todd A Fonseca Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 812 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN Device: Kindle, iPad, Mobireader	I found my new Crichton All, Wow, just finished Vespa by Dean Lombardo. Great book. I had received a paperback copy from the author and I asked if he has published in kindle or other e format. Unfortunately, he hasn't done this yet, but I thought the book was so good I'd share info on this board anyway. Here's my review: 1940 – Deep within the jungles of the Amazon river basin, a young native boy leads a group of Nazi scientists in search of el monstruo. The boy, being smaller than the rest, moves fast through the dense forest intent on finding the prize and pleasing the strangers who bring food, medicines, and supplies for his people. He soon distances himself from the group and finds what he seeks. Unfortunately, he alone is no match for el monstruo. Present day – Tom Goodman, an entomologist and expert on the control of invasive species, is contacted by the U.S. government to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several animals in a remote area of southwestern Connecticut known as the Lucius Pond Ordway Perserve – or the “Devil’s Den” as the locals call it. What he finds seems impossible but Tom and a team of isolated scientists soon discover what the young native boy learned years before – nature has found a way to bring the impossible to life. In Vespa, Dean Lombardo has created a highly charged entertaining thriller similar to novels written by Crichton at his best. A cross between Preston and Child’s The Relic and the X-files season II episode Firewalker, Lombardo’s Vespa is crisp, fast paced and engaging. He seamlessly introduces just the right amount of science and entomology into the novel providing a plausible explanation for el monstruo. About ¾ of the way through, the limits on my suspension of disbelief were stretched, but by this time I was so engaged in the story it didn’t matter. This is a really good book. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. What a spectacular debut novel. I anxiously await Lombardo’s next book. Last edited by Todd A Fonseca; 01-15-2009 at 12:14 PM.

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01-13-2009, 10:24 AM	#1293
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Well, I agree that The Three Musketeers is not a short book, but it's a lot of fun. (As long as you don't mind reading about the amusing antics of young idiots. )

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pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	So, I put aside my Sherlock Holmes Omnibus (Just finished Memoirs I think it was called) to read The Time Traders... want to have it done by the end of the month and have no idea how long it is. So far, so good. Nothing much happened yet though. BOb

01-14-2009, 10:38 PM	#1296
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I'm on my way to buy the book.........sounds wonderful! I love both authors........

01-14-2009, 10:42 PM	#1297
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Todd, I should have read your post more carefully. I was on fire as I hit the "kindle books" section, wanting that book BAAdd!! Alas, no book! Please let him know he just lost a sale. I won't buy it in paperback.

01-15-2009, 08:24 AM	#1299
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading the Time Machine now, so I don't know if I'll read the Time Traders. Still deciding.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,471 Karma: 60119087 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Well, I'm about one-half way through The Scrolls of the Ancients, by Robert Newcomb, the writer readers love to hate. I bought this first trilogy shortly after I bought my first Sony: It was a bundle deal on the three books. Some readers r-e-a-l-l-y hate this author's writing. I'm enthralled.... Don

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01-16-2009, 08:30 AM	#1305
Libby Cone scribbler Posts: 117 Karma: 246 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle	I just finished "Bad Monkeys" by Matt Ruff; it was entertaining. I've got "Irretrievably Broken" by Irma Fritz and "2666" by Roberto Bolano on my TBR pile. Ineed to take another cat to the vet today, so I may take Irma's book with me. It's difficult to read books while I'm writing one; I tend to read everything with an editor's eye.